Chimica-mente / Legami di creatività Chemistry-mind / Creative Links Italian Institute of Culture, Pavilion Hall, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2 Opening on DUBLIN CULTURE NIGHT 2011 Friday 23rd September 2011 at 6.30pm The exhibition will continue until Friday October 7th 2011 Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 10am – 7pm / Friday 10am - 5pm The United Nations has nominated 2011 as The International Year for Chemistry. I t has been so designated to promote greater understanding of the World and the Universe, with particular emphasis on the p rovision of food, medicine, fuel, manufactures and other products. It also aims to raise a wareness regarding the care of the environment, and economic development. Chemistry has always been fundamental to the production of art works from plastic to resin, from articial a nd synthetic bres to paint and ink. The exhibition will have its ofcial opening on Dublin Culture Night 2011. It will offer the visitor an opportunity to re�ect on the meaning and composition of art works. Twelve works of art, signed by six different artists (Federico Basso, Alessandro Busci, Luca Castonato, Mauro Mariani, Ludmilla Radchenko and Mario Washington) are representative of the effective dialogue now taking place at all stages during the production of any work of art, ranging from the communicative aspect of the project, to the techniques and materials used together with the technology involved. From analogue to digital, contemporary photography has adopted a new function linking the c onceptual process to different modes of expression. For the viewer there is a moment where the distinction between the art work and the material, between the work and its frame or setting, melt away, and everything blends into a single entity. Ludmilla Radschenko uses special resins to treat images of Mario Washington, giving vent to her own emotions expressed in pop language. Alessandro Busci concentrates on the representation of landscape in a dramatic way which is not hostile. Landscapes are printed on Poliepo 505, where industrial architecture and urban expansion happily co-exist. His work contains elements which a re both old and contemporary. Mario Washington discovers a world full of colour and forms, and explores their expressive possibilities. He is curious and watchful, attracted both by harmony and irregularity. Federico Basso's subtle and sharply ironic style is recognised by all, whether expressed in photographic form (printed directly on Pluriball) or on the stage of "Zelig". Every element is part of the narrative, and is fed both by illusion and reality, by the „gurative and the metaphorical. Luca Casonato chooses as his subject Venice in Macoa, (one of three existing in the world, the others being Venice, Italy, and Venetian in Las Vegas). The result is an interesting investigative work printed on Flexint Biolux aimed at understanding the in‰uence and the architectural heritage of the city of the lagoon. Mauro Mariani considers water, a vital element, and is captivated by its forms and memories. Printed on Flexint Biolux his images reveal an unexpected harmony.